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Originally Posted by skyship007
There is no need to drive the car around before checking the new oil level. Just start it and let it idle for a few minutes, then shut down and wait at least 5 mins before checking the level. Obviously it's worth checking again when cold for a more accurate figure.
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If you do that and do not follow the correct procedure you will get an incorrect reading.
The oil is only displayed correctly with a cold engine that is not running and has not run for at least two hours.
Roy